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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-0157 MG17-83

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency The Governor of Kentucky:

Your Petitioner, A. Mason, would respectfully represent that on the 9th November, 1860, he was fined $500, upon an indictment in the City Court of Louisville, for faro dealing.

He states that this is the first time he has been fined for such an offense; that he has paid the costs of the prosecution, including the part, $150, allowed by law to the Attorney for the Commonwealth, and he feels the penalty already paid is severe Enough; wherefore he humbly prays your Excellency to Excercise towards petitioner Your clemency and remit the balance of the fine, and, as in duty bound, he ever will &c

A Mason Silas F Miller R A Wimson W S D Megonan S. J. C. A B Carroll

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Louisville City Ct $500. } Faro A, Mason IssdNov 16. 1860

Respite 12 mos B. M.